The perinatal nurse is preparing a woman for a scheduled cesarean birth. The woman will be receiving spinal anesthesia for the birth. In order to prevent maternal hypotension, the nurse:
A) Assists the woman to lie down in a supine position.
B) Administers a rapid intravenous infusion of 500 mL of normal saline.
C) Assesses blood pressure and pulse every 5 minutes, three times, before the spinal insertion.
D) Encourages frequent cleansing breaths after the patient has been placed in the correct position for the anesthesia administration.
Question 2
The perinatal nurse understands that the purpose of combining an opioid with a local anesthetic agent in an epidural is primarily to:
A) Increase the total anesthetic volume
B) Preserve a greater amount of maternal motor function
C) Increase the intensity of the motor and sensory block
D) Decrease the number of side effects
Figures of a Woman and a Man
Head of A Woman
Birth Canal
Preparing Canapés ( 5 of 5)
African Woman
South American Indigenous Woman and Child